I just trashed the History of Feminism and Men's Group forums, ask me anything.

[last1standing]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by pacalo (a host of the General Discussion forum).

Really, I'd rather you didn't but I will say that it's nice not to see those groups' attack posts in the Latest Threads list any longer.

[NoOneMan]

1. How are you going to know exactly when to hate people or feel guilty yourself?

Please don't respond with mumbo jumbo about a brain.

[last1standing]

2. I'll ask the good folks in the gungeon and Israel/Palestine.

They should be able to tell me.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Those are my two trashed forums

[NoOneMan]

10. I'm going to trash all 4 and see how much better DU gets.

Poor newcomers though

[pintobean]

4. Now, all you have to do

is trash GD.

[ismnotwasm]

5. I'm trashing this thread

It can join the rest. I love the trash feature, don't you?

[NoOneMan]

7. I'm Rec'ing it!

I love the rec feature, don't you?

[last1standing]

14. I really do love it. Thanks for asking.

[hrmjustin]

6. All the real fights happen in GD.

A lot of the active members of both groups are banned in the other. GD is were the action is.

[NoOneMan]

8. But the soldiers muster under protection

Keeps em believing and chompin at the bit for the next fight

[hrmjustin]

9. I guess. One thing I have seen is when a OP is started in a group about a banned member from

That group. I hate those kind of ops.

[NoOneMan]

12. Most the OPs are pretty bad in those groups

Full of pretty blatant strawman smears and attacks that no one outside of the group can address without getting a hidden message. Easy enough to ignore them, but it pollutes the board and the minds of people that fall for that stuff IMO. Its unforts that DU puts them in main feed.

I guess that's democracy

[hrmjustin]

15. I rarely read the front page.

I post in the religion group and that is a group that is into food fights.

[NoOneMan]

18. Civil(ish) food fights

Funny how that works with religion and all


On edit: I think that this illustrates how big of a problem those two groups are; they don't tolerate or allow dissent. To participate in them is to agree. They simply allow polarization to flourish until the opposing members (and people in the middle) meet. There isn't a Christian group (is there) where they are allowed to bash Muslims slyly (and vice versa), until the soldier pour into the Religion group and goto war.

[last1standing]

13. You and I don't always agree but we're completely simpatico on this one.

It used to be that calling out a poster was prohibited but things have changed with the new jury system. That's fine, if those are the new rules but at least give a person a chance to defend themselves. It's cowardly to beat up on someone who can't swing back.

[hrmjustin]

16. Yes if you want to discus a banned member in the group then I say allow the member the ability to

respond. It happens in several groups.

[last1standing]

17. Better yet, stop letting member ban other members.

I understand the concept of groups being a "safe place" but too often those with the power to decide who is safe and who isn't resided in the people least able to make a responsible decision. I'm not saying that either HoF or MG are being run like that but some definitely are.

[kcr]

19. Back when they first announced how the new DU3 was going to be run

and they explained how the groups were going to be run, that was one of the things, aside from the jury system, that I was just amazed by. I knew that would be trouble. I don't know what admin was thinking.

[last1standing]

20. I'm pretty sure they were thinking that it would take the problem out of their hands.

I can't blame them for wanting foist off those two jobs but neither has made DU a better place.

[kcr]

21. I guess not, but I think they could have done that without trashing DU entirely.

It's a shame.

[Katashi_itto]

11. K&R

[libodem]

22. I hear you

I'm a female but I almost feel more comfortable around the guys. I like to read the men's forum. I try not to do a lot of commenting though because it is for the men. I pipe up now and then.

I may have to hide HOF for a while until it cools off. Curiosity gets the best of me and I un-trash it. I prefer the contentious stuff stay there and not in GD. Just my preference.